There has been a dramatic rise in fly-tipping in recent years
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Rubbish firms with government licenses are fly-tipping waste on country lanes, a Panorama investigation has found.
The programme discovered that checks for licences were so lax that they could even be obtained with false names and details.
It comes as Britain has seen soaring levels of fly-tipping in recent years and during the pandemic, prompting the Government to set up a dedicated unit to tackle the scourge.
In a Panorama episode due to air Monday evening, reporters filled a garage in Harlow with rubbish that would be difficult to dispose of without paying fees under the landfill tax.
Urban beavers to be released by Wildlife Trusts during record comeback
The beaver revolution is coming to England with many more releases planned for this year
Beaver-watching is a popular pastime in some European cities
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Perhaps one of the last things one would expect to see when popping to the high street would be a beaver busily foraging materials for its dam.
However, the Wildlife Trusts are planning the first in a wave of urban beaver releases, with a pair due to be transplanted to central Shrewsbury, and influential figures behind the rewilding plans say this is the beginning of a drive to get them in most towns and cities.
Boris Johnson under pressure to unveil lockdown exit strategy, amid warning over summer holidaysÂ
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Boris Johnson is facing renewed pressure from his backbenchers to set out a clear plan for lifting the lockdown, after the Prime Minister failed to confirm when restrictions.Â
Asked by journalists whether lockdown would be eased by the summer he said: I think it s too early to say when we ll be able to lift some of the restrictions.
The new variant was not more deadly but it is much more contagious and the numbers are very great. Â
During a Downing Street press conference, Priti Patel said it was far too early for people to consider booking a foreign holiday for this summer.Â